Robot

The new Star Wars is coming to cinemas soon and a lot of people are already very thrilled for months. It is even possible to buy an BB-8 Droid made by Sphero which is advertised as the droid we are looking for as a merchandise.

Have you ever heard of Braitenberg Vehicles? No?!? Then take a minute and keep on reading! Braitenberg Vehicles are a thought experiment of the cyberneticist Valentino Braitenberg. His concept are robots which are equipped with sensors which are connected to the motors of the vehicle. Therewith the motion of the robot is directly controlled by … [Read more…]

In this new series of blogposts I will present you my favourite robots. The robots I will pick are not only developed by researchers, but will include as well projects by private persons. So let’s start with the first one!